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Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at American River College

Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at American River College

If you are interested in studying sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general, you may want to check out the program at American River College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General section at the bottom of this page.

American River Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Education

American River Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Rankings

Physical Education Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical education majors at American River College.

American River Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Associate’s Program

25% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of physical education associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical education graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in physical education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Physical Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 38,340 $51,580
Coaches and Scouts 25,750 $45,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 2,030 $114,220
Athletes and Sports Competitors 1,060 $125,160

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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